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P'ATENTED JUNE 25, 1907. 'K. R. MARKS.

TRAP.

APYLIOATIOH FILED SEPT. 26, 1906.

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KNOX R. MARKS, OF ABINGDON, ILLINOIS.

TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed September 26, 1906. Serial No- 336,319.

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Be it known that I, KNOX R. MARKs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Abingdon, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Trap, of which the following is aspecification. 1

This invention has relationto mouse and rat traps, and it consists inthe novel construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinaftershown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a mouse trap of simple andcheap construction and one in which the parts may be easily and readilystruck up by machinery and quickly assembled.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the trap,and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

The trap comprises the parallelepiped base 1 having the stirrup 2passing under the same and projecting at its ends above the uppersurface thereof the vertical portions of the stirrup being set in theedges of the base. The pivot 3 is located at its ends in the ends of thesaid stirrup. The trigger 4 is pivoted at or near the rear end of thebase 1. The bow 5 is mounted upon the pivot 3, said bowing beingprovided in its side with elongated perforations 6. The coil springs 7surround the pivot 3 and are attached at their inner ends to the base 1and their outer ends project through the perforations 6 in the sides ofthe bow 5. The treadle S is provided at its outer end with a baitdepression 9 and is provided along its longitudinal edges with thedownwardly extending flanges 10. Said flanges are perforated, as at 11,and the pivot tion of theend portion 12 with relation to the bodyportion of the treadle 8, the angle of in olination of the said treadlewith relation to the base 1 may be varied. By providing-the portion 12of the treadle with a depression, instead of a perforation, the end ofthe trigger 4 is prevented from slipping laterally and accidentallydisengaging the said portion 12. As the bow 5 is made from thin, fiatrod, the said bow is not liable to bend laterally and thus it ispositive in retaining the animal. It will be observed that the treadle 8and its attachments are all made from a piece of sheet metal which maybe struck up upon a machine by one operation.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. A trap comprising a base, a stirrup passing under thebase, and having its ends projecting above the upper surface thereof, aportion of said stirrup lying within a recess in the base, a pivoted bowmounted upon the stirrup, springs engaging said bow, a pivoted treadlemounted upon the base, and a pivoted trigger also mounted uponthe baseand adapted to engage said treadle.

2. A trap comprising a base, a stirrup passing under the base and havingits ends projecting above the upper surface thereof, the verticalportions of the stirrup being set in the edges of the base, a pivotedbow mounted upon the stirrup, springs engaging said bow, a pivotedtreadle mounted upon the base, and a pivoted trigger also mounted uponthe base and adapted to engage said treadle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afliXedmy signature in he presence of two Witnesses.

KNOX R. MARKS.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. MoRELAND, W. C. MARKs.

